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Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.12.1  © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Photograph album
Gift of The Hartford Dental Society, 2009.410.12.1 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Photograph album

Subject (1815 - 1848)
Date2004
MediumPhotographs
DimensionsSheet (Photos 1-12 (height x width)): 6 × 4in. (15.2 × 10.2cm) Sheet (Contributors label (height x width)): 4 × 8 1/2in. (10.2 × 21.6cm) Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2in. (21.6 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineHartford Dental Society
Object number2009.410.12.1-.13
DescriptionTwelve photographs of busts added to the Horace Wells memorial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
One bust is of a woman with her head up, eyes closed and the words beneath her read "I sleep to awaken"
The second bust is of the same woman with her head up, but her eyes are open and the words beneath her read "I awaken to Glory".
Included in the album is a label noting details about the bust, who contributeed to its creation, and where it is located.
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